Lymphatic system

The Lymphatic System

In natural medicine, the lymphatic system is considered to be an important effector organ that has therapeutic significance for the treatment of various physical disorders that are not conventionally directly associated with the lymphatic system. These include a weakened immune system, skin diseases and arteriosclerosis as well as gout and diabetes mellitus. Naturopaths and physicians who use the well-described iris diagnosis treat a patient with established lymphatic constitution (lymphatic) in a different way than people of other constitution. This takes into account the assumption that the lymphatic system is very closely functionally linked to the autonomic nervous system (or the autonomic nervous system VNS) and the endocrine system (the endocrine system) and that the lymphatic specialist reacts nervally and mentally.

Drainage, medicinal plants and homeopathy

A naturopathic treatment is to relieve the lymphatic system and uses different means, which can be given here only by way of example ... Classic Ab- and Ausleitungsverfahren, such as the cupping therapy, the Baunscheidtieren, the putting on of leeches and in particular the sticking of Cantharidenpflaster activate and stimulate the Lymphatic flow. A change in diet, sufficient sleep and exercise is the relief of the entire metabolism. The stimulation of the lymphatic system are also available to medicinal plants, i.a. the stone clover or the horse chestnut.

Traditional Chinese medicine, in particular, uses the spleen as an organ for distributing the fluids in the body and supports it with special herbs and acupuncture. Prepared thymus preparations are used to stimulate the immune system and, for example, counteract general defensive weakness as well as excessive allergic reactions. Homeopathy also provides remedies that have a regulating effect on the symptoms of the body and mind. In addition, vitamins, trace elements and enzymes are used and also manual or mechanical methods are well suited to support the lymphatic flow.

The mechanical manual treatment
Anatomically and palpatorily (i.e., when tapped), the lymphatic system is the softest structure in the series of fluid-carrying vessels, followed by the venous and arterial systems considered to be the hardest. These different fabric qualities are also adapted to the pressure of a mechanical treatment. When the softness of the lymphatic system is taken into account with a very gentle, painless treatment, the patients usually become tired. In the deep lymphatic vessels, the anatomical peculiarity is that they are close to the vein and artery - i. with a reduced blood flow and a venous congestion, the lymphatic flow is usually also affected, because the neighborhood relationships are so close here. The structures are enveloped by the connecting connective tissue, the fasciae. Again, there are interactions.

Characteristic of the lymphatic system is that it begins blindly in the periphery - so one always has an influence on the lymphatic system when treating the interstitium (intermediate tissue). Osteopathy and lymphatic drainage are very good ways to treat the lymphatic system. (Thorsten Fischer, Naturopath & Jeanette Viñals Stein, Naturopath, 28.12.2009)